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The news that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has lied about having a computer science degree is now four days old. Neither Yahoo nor Thompson have denied that this happened or have presented any sort of story that mitigates the damage.

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AOL has issued the following statement:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/12/deciding-to-move-on/

“Deciding” To Move On | TechCrunch

Last year, Tim Armstrong joined Mike Arrington on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to sign the deal that made TechCrunch part of AOL (NYSE: AOL). You could feel the glow even at a distance. This year’s event kicks off with news of a different sort: Arrington and AOL have parted ways when it comes to TechCrunch. (Statement below.) He’ll be at Disrupt as planned but he no longer has any financial interest, responsibility or say over the site and company he founded.

http://paidcontent.org/2011/09/12/419-arringtons-long-goodbye-finally-over-schonfeld-new-techcrunch-editor/

Arrington’s Long Goodbye Finally Over; Schonfeld New TechCrunch Editor | paidContent (Build 20110912042003)

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/09/the_meaning_of_michael_arrington.html

Michael Arrington, TechCrunch: How the site changed startup culture. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine (Build 20110912042003)

The tussle over whether Arrington's move to become a VC represented a journalistic conflict of interest has consumed the tech press.